Xavier 85-71 Butler (16 Jan, 2024) Play-by-Play

Butler Bulldogs

11-7, 2-5 Conference

	1	2	T
BUT	32	39	71
XAV	46	39	85

Xavier Musketeers

9-8, 3-3 Conference

TIME		BUT	XAV
19:40	Dayvion McKnight made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Claude.	0	3
19:21	Pierre Brooks missed Layup.	0	3
19:20	Butler Offensive Rebound.	0	3
19:18	Pierre Brooks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Posh Alexander.	3	3
19:10	Dayvion McKnight made Jumper. Assisted by Gytis Nemeiksa.	3	5
18:54	Jahmyl Telfort missed Jumper.	3	5
18:53	Jahmyl Telfort Offensive Rebound.	3	5
18:52	Foul on Gytis Nemeiksa.	3	5
18:52	Jahmyl Telfort made Free Throw.	4	5
18:52	Jahmyl Telfort made Free Throw.	5	5
18:36	Gytis Nemeiksa missed Jumper.	5	5
18:36	Jahmyl Telfort Block.	5	5
18:33	Jalen Thomas Defensive Rebound.	5	5
18:24	Pierre Brooks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Posh Alexander.	8	5
18:07	Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.	8	5
18:04	DJ Davis Defensive Rebound.	8	5
18:00	Jahmyl Telfort missed Jumper.	8	5
17:59	Jalen Thomas Offensive Rebound.	8	5
17:59	Jalen Thomas made Layup.	10	5
17:54	Gytis Nemeiksa Turnover.	10	5
17:54	Posh Alexander Steal.	10	5
17:51	Foul on Dayvion McKnight.	10	5
17:51	Pierre Brooks missed Free Throw.	10	5
17:51	Butler Offensive Rebound.	10	5
17:51	Pierre Brooks made Free Throw.	11	5
17:28	Dayvion McKnight made Layup. Assisted by Abou Ousmane.	11	7
17:28	Foul on Jalen Thomas.	11	7
17:28	Dayvion McKnight made Free Throw.	11	8
17:14	Pierre Brooks made Layup. Assisted by Jahmyl Telfort.	13	8
17:03	Foul on Jalen Thomas.	13	8
16:48	Lazar Djokovic missed Three Point Jumper.	13	8
16:45	DJ Davis Defensive Rebound.	13	8
16:38	Pierre Brooks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jahmyl Telfort.	16	8
16:37	Xavier Timeout	16	8
16:25	Trey Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Claude.	16	11
16:03	DJ Davis missed Layup.	16	11
16:00	DJ Davis Offensive Rebound.	16	11
15:53	Jahmyl Telfort Turnover.	16	11
15:53	Abou Ousmane Steal.	16	11
15:45	Desmond Claude missed Three Point Jumper.	16	11
15:43	Jahmyl Telfort Defensive Rebound.	16	11
15:28	Foul on Desmond Claude.	16	11
15:28	Official TV Timeout	16	11
15:28	Andre Screen missed Free Throw.	16	11
15:28	Butler Offensive Rebound.	16	11
15:28	Andre Screen made Free Throw.	17	11
15:15	Trey Green Turnover.	17	11
15:15	Posh Alexander Steal.	17	11
14:54	Pierre Brooks Turnover.	17	11
14:37	Dayvion McKnight made Jumper. Assisted by Sasa Ciani.	17	13
14:19	Foul on Sasa Ciani.	17	13
14:16	Andre Screen missed Layup.	17	13
14:14	Andre Screen Offensive Rebound.	17	13
14:13	Andre Screen missed Layup.	17	13
14:11	Dailyn Swain Defensive Rebound.	17	13
14:05	Quincy Olivari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dailyn Swain.	17	16
13:55	Foul on Pierre Brooks.	17	16
13:55	Pierre Brooks Turnover.	17	16
13:45	Desmond Claude made Layup. Assisted by Quincy Olivari.	17	18
13:45	Foul on Landon Moore.	17	18
13:45	Desmond Claude made Free Throw.	17	19
13:33	Foul on Dayvion McKnight.	17	19
13:33	Posh Alexander made Free Throw.	18	19
13:33	Posh Alexander made Free Throw.	19	19
13:21	Quincy Olivari missed Layup.	19	19
13:19	Posh Alexander Defensive Rebound.	19	19
13:03	Jahmyl Telfort Turnover.	19	19
13:03	Desmond Claude Steal.	19	19
12:51	Desmond Claude made Layup.	19	21
12:23	Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.	19	21
12:19	Gytis Nemeiksa Defensive Rebound.	19	21
12:12	Desmond Claude missed Dunk.	19	21
12:09	Abou Ousmane Offensive Rebound.	19	21
12:03	Dayvion McKnight made Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Claude.	19	23
11:42	Jahmyl Telfort missed Layup.	19	23
11:42	Gytis Nemeiksa Block.	19	23
11:39	Gytis Nemeiksa Defensive Rebound.	19	23
11:32	Desmond Claude made Jumper. Assisted by Quincy Olivari.	19	25
11:13	Posh Alexander missed Jumper.	19	25
11:10	Abou Ousmane Defensive Rebound.	19	25
11:01	Quincy Olivari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.	19	28
10:47	Butler Timeout	19	28
10:47	Official TV Timeout	19	28
10:33	DJ Davis Turnover.	19	28
10:33	Quincy Olivari Steal.	19	28
10:31	Quincy Olivari Turnover.	19	28
10:16	DJ Davis missed Jumper.	19	28
10:15	Gytis Nemeiksa Defensive Rebound.	19	28
10:09	Trey Green Turnover.	19	28
10:09	Posh Alexander Steal.	19	28
10:01	DJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.	19	28
9:59	Trey Green Defensive Rebound.	19	28
9:42	Foul on DJ Davis.	19	28
9:25	Desmond Claude made Jumper.	19	30
9:15	DJ Davis missed Layup.	19	30
9:13	Dailyn Swain Defensive Rebound.	19	30
8:56	Abou Ousmane made Jumper.	19	32
8:38	DJ Davis missed Layup.	19	32
8:38	Dailyn Swain Block.	19	32
8:35	Abou Ousmane Defensive Rebound.	19	32
8:24	Dayvion McKnight Turnover.	19	32
8:10	Jahmyl Telfort missed Three Point Jumper.	19	32
8:08	Dailyn Swain Defensive Rebound.	19	32
8:02	Abou Ousmane made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dailyn Swain.	19	35
7:41	Posh Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.	19	35
7:38	Dailyn Swain Defensive Rebound.	19	35
7:38	Foul on Boden Kapke.	19	35
7:38	Official TV Timeout	19	35
7:12	Desmond Claude missed Three Point Jumper.	19	35
7:09	Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.	19	35
6:47	Jahmyl Telfort made Layup. Assisted by Pierre Brooks.	21	35
6:13	Dayvion McKnight missed Three Point Jumper.	21	35
6:11	Butler Defensive Rebound.	21	35
6:10	Foul on Abou Ousmane.	21	35
6:00	Jahmyl Telfort missed Jumper.	21	35
6:00	Sasa Ciani Block.	21	35
5:58	Butler Offensive Rebound.	21	35
5:58	Foul on Quincy Olivari.	21	35
5:58	Jahmyl Telfort made Free Throw.	22	35
5:58	Jahmyl Telfort made Free Throw.	23	35
5:38	Quincy Olivari Turnover.	23	35
5:38	Jalen Thomas Steal.	23	35
5:21	Finley Bizjack made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Thomas.	25	35
5:03	Trey Green Turnover.	25	35
5:03	Finley Bizjack Steal.	25	35
5:02	Butler Timeout	25	35
4:47	Jalen Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Finley Bizjack.	27	35
4:25	Desmond Claude made Layup.	27	37
4:25	Foul on Jahmyl Telfort.	27	37
4:25	Desmond Claude made Free Throw.	27	38
4:17	Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.	27	38
4:14	Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.	27	38
4:08	Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.	27	38
4:05	Abou Ousmane Offensive Rebound.	27	38
4:01	Abou Ousmane missed Layup.	27	38
3:59	Gytis Nemeiksa Offensive Rebound.	27	38
3:57	Foul on Jalen Thomas.	27	38
3:57	Official TV Timeout	27	38
3:57	Dayvion McKnight made Free Throw.	27	39
3:57	Dayvion McKnight made Free Throw.	27	40
3:42	Pierre Brooks missed Three Point Jumper.	27	40
3:40	Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.	27	40
3:30	Quincy Olivari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Claude.	27	43
3:10	Jahmyl Telfort missed Jumper.	27	43
3:07	Gytis Nemeiksa Defensive Rebound.	27	43
2:56	Abou Ousmane missed Jumper.	27	43
2:55	Butler Defensive Rebound.	27	43
2:30	Posh Alexander missed Jumper.	27	43
2:27	Andre Screen Offensive Rebound.	27	43
2:27	Andre Screen missed Layup.	27	43
2:25	Andre Screen Offensive Rebound.	27	43
2:25	Andre Screen missed Layup.	27	43
2:24	Abou Ousmane Defensive Rebound.	27	43
2:17	Trey Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Abou Ousmane.	27	46
2:01	Foul on Desmond Claude.	27	46
2:01	Pierre Brooks missed Free Throw.	27	46
2:01	Butler Offensive Rebound.	27	46
2:01	Pierre Brooks made Free Throw.	28	46
1:51	Gytis Nemeiksa Turnover.	28	46
1:39	Jahmyl Telfort made Jumper.	30	46
1:21	Trey Green missed Jumper.	30	46
1:19	Pierre Brooks Defensive Rebound.	30	46
0:53	Andre Screen made Dunk. Assisted by Pierre Brooks.	32	46
0:29	Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.	32	46
0:27	Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.	32	46
0:01	Jahmyl Telfort missed Jumper.	32	46
0:00	Abou Ousmane Defensive Rebound.	32	46
0:00	End of 1st half	32	46

Cintas Center

11:30 PM, 16 January 2024

Cincinnati, OH

Attendance: 10,224

Referees:
Pat Driscoll
Jeff Clark
Tommy Morrissey

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
DePaul	0-0	-	6-0
Marquette	0-0	-	6-0
Providence	0-0	-	5-0
Xavier	0-0	-	5-0
UConn	0-0	-	4-0
Butler	0-0	-	4-1
Creighton	0-0	-	4-1
Georgetown	0-0	-	4-1
St. John's	0-0	-	5-2
Seton Hall	0-0	-	4-3
Villanova	0-0	-	3-4

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